Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-05
wAsHINarON's FAMILY.
The English Ancestors Of the Man Who
whipped England.

The English Ancestors OF the Man Who
whipped England.
The author OF the book entitled
"ATotners OF Eminent Men" said that
while collecting material for her work
she was many times forced to think that
eminent men bad no mothers, the diff
Guilty Of finding out any thing about them
being so great. In the case OF Washing
toms father, though we know all about
his ancestry, We know but little OF his
character. His ancestry can be traced
back to the thirteenth century, but OF
the man himself We know scarcely more
than the date Of his birth and death.
What he was in appearance, mind and
character We cannot learn. They were
not close chroniclsrs in that early day.
The daily newspaper was unknown and
the writer's Of biographies were few.
And then, the father of Washington died
when the son who made him an object
Of interest TO Americans was only II
years Old.
His name was Augustine Washington,
and he was a wealthy Virginia planter
His first Wife's name was Jane Butler.
She died leaving three children. His
second wife was Mary Ball, the mother
Of the fret president OF tire United States.
At the age OF 40 Augustine Washington
died By his second wife he had six
children, one OF whom died IN childhood.
The Washingtons were the descendants
OF an old family Of the English aristOc-
racy. The name was first known about
the middle OF the thirteenth century.
Before that a manor Of the name In the
county OF Durham, was owned by Vii
liam de Hertburne, who, as was the Gus
tom in those days, took the name of his
estate. From him descended both the
English and American branches Of the
Washington family. Various memen-
toss prove that they were from the be-
ginning people Of wealth and distinc-
ton. The ancient seat OF the family is
said to be yet well preserved. 1t is Of
stone and Oaken timbered. In some OF
the rooms are the remains of fine cary
ing; on the mantle pieces, deliberately
carved, are the family arms, richly en-
blazoned upon escutcheOns- The shield
with stars and stripes is Gen. Washing
tons seal.
Two miles from MaImeabury, in the
cemetery OF Garden church there, Is g
monument erected to the memory Of ''SiI
Lawrence Washington, Mite grandson
OF the first. proprietor OF the name, and
ancestor of Gen. Washington. Sir.
Lawrence Washington died in May,
1913. Two Of his sons, John and Law
renee emigratsd to Virginia in 1857, and
settled at Bridge creek, on the Potomac,
IN Westmoreland county. John Wash
ington took part in the military sxpedi-
tions against the Indians, and attained
the rank OF colonel. de married Ann
Pope, and had two sors, Lawrence and
John, and a daughter. Lawrence mar
RED Mildred Warner, OF Gloucester
county, and had three children, John,
Augustine aud Mildred. Augustine be-
came the father of Gen. Washington.
The house in which George Washing
ton was born was destroyed before the
revolution. George ". P. Gusts placed
upon it's site a slab OF frsestone,
bearing this inscription; 'Here, the 18th
Of February, 1882, George Washington
was born" This date Is old style, e.
wus every date until 1852, when the new
style OF calendar was adopted. The
house stood about half mils from the